HCHG CT THORACENTESIS PLEURAL ASPIRATION in Texas
Below is what hospitals in Texas charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 51 hospitals in Texas run from $120 to $2,572. The typical hospital charges $1,411. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $1,411
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
99 hospitals. Sort by: Cash price ▲ · Negotiated median · Gross charge · Negotiated low
What these numbers mean.
Cash price is what the hospital lists for patients paying out of pocket.
Negotiated median is the middle of what insurance companies actually agreed to pay.
Gross charge is the sticker price — almost nobody pays it.
What you will actually pay is usually different from both numbers:
with insurance, your deductible, copay, or coinsurance decides what you owe —
the negotiated rate is what the insurer pays, not your bill.
A single line item may not be the whole cost: physician, anesthesia, pathology,
and facility fees can be billed separately.
Prices vary by hospital and change over time; always confirm with the hospital before you go.
| Hospital | Cash price | Where it sits | Insurance pays (typical) | Gross charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights TX | $120Insurance typically pays $467Sticker price $1,197 | Lowest price of any hospital | $467 | $1,197 |
| Ascension Providence TX | $236Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price $656 | Cheaper than 98% of hospitals | $224 | $656 |
| Ascension Providence DePaul (Distinct Part Unit) TX | $236Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price $656 | Cheaper than 98% of hospitals | $224 | $656 |
| North Texas Medical Center TX | $280Insurance typically pays $602Sticker price $1,118 | Cheaper than 94% of hospitals | $602 | $1,118 |
| Pampa Regional Medical Center TX · Price file September 1, 2026 | $393Insurance typically pays $370Sticker price $2,069 | Cheaper than 92% of hospitals | $370 | $2,069 |
| Tmc- Bonham Hospital TX | $417Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,391 | Cheaper than 90% of hospitals | — | $1,391 |
| Red River Er And Hospital TX | $434Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $963 | Cheaper than 88% of hospitals | — | $963 |
| Knapp Medical Center TX · Price file September 1, 2026 | $627Insurance typically pays $627Sticker price $3,240 | Cheaper than 86% of hospitals | $627 | $3,240 |
| Mission Regional Medical Center TX · Price file September 1, 2026 | $627Insurance typically pays $662Sticker price $3,858 | Cheaper than 86% of hospitals | $662 | $3,858 |
| Winkler County Memorial Hospital TX · Price file October 15, 2026 | $754Insurance typically pays $686Sticker price $943 | Cheaper than 82% of hospitals | $686 | $943 |
| Sweeny Community Hospital TX · Price file September 8, 2026 | $892Insurance typically pays $888Sticker price $1,486 | Cheaper than 80% of hospitals | $888 | $1,486 |
| Wilbarger General Hospital TX · Price file February 3, 2026 | $994Insurance typically pays $722Sticker price $1,656 | Cheaper than 78% of hospitals | $722 | $1,656 |
| Scott & White Hospital-round Rock TX · Price file June 3, 2026 | $1,111Insurance typically pays $1,018Sticker price $1,852 | Cheaper than 76% of hospitals | $1,018 | $1,852 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Llano TX · Price file June 3, 2026 | $1,111Insurance typically pays $1,018Sticker price $1,852 | Cheaper than 76% of hospitals | $1,018 | $1,852 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -taylor TX · Price file June 12, 2026 | $1,111Insurance typically pays $1,018Sticker price $1,852 | Cheaper than 76% of hospitals | $1,018 | $1,852 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin TX · Price file June 13, 2026 | $1,111Insurance typically pays $1,018Sticker price $1,852 | Cheaper than 76% of hospitals | $1,018 | $1,852 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda TX · Price file June 13, 2026 | $1,111Insurance typically pays $1,018Sticker price $1,852 | Cheaper than 76% of hospitals | $1,018 | $1,852 |
| Hansford County Hospital TX | $1,242Insurance typically pays $1,490Sticker price $1,656 | Cheaper than 66% of hospitals | $1,490 | $1,656 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest TX · Price file June 13, 2026 | $1,298Insurance typically pays $1,190Sticker price $2,164 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $1,190 | $2,164 |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital TX · Price file June 12, 2026 | $1,298Insurance typically pays $1,515Sticker price $2,164 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $1,515 | $2,164 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple TX · Price file June 13, 2026 | $1,298Insurance typically pays $1,190Sticker price $2,164 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $1,190 | $2,164 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati TX · Price file June 12, 2026 | $1,298Insurance typically pays $1,298Sticker price $2,164 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $1,298 | $2,164 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls TX · Price file June 13, 2026 | $1,298Insurance typically pays $1,298Sticker price $2,164 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $1,298 | $2,164 |
| Scott & White Hospital Brenham TX · Price file June 12, 2026 | $1,298Insurance typically pays $1,190Sticker price $2,164 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $1,190 | $2,164 |
| Baylor University Medical Center TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,485Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,485 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Irving TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,507Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,507 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Mckinney TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,528Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,528 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,462Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,462 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,507Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,507 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,411Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,411 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott And White Heart And Vascular Hospital TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,528Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,528 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,556Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,556 | $2,351 |
| The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,528Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,528 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Regional Medical Center At Plano TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,556Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,556 | $2,351 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center TX · Price file June 29, 2026 | $1,411Insurance typically pays $1,411Sticker price $2,351 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $1,411 | $2,351 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital TX · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,424Insurance typically pays $945Sticker price $4,449 | Pricier than 70% of hospitals | $945 | $4,449 |
| Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center TX · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,424Insurance typically pays $945Sticker price $4,449 | Pricier than 70% of hospitals | $945 | $4,449 |
| Memorial Medical Center TX · Price file November 5, 2026 | $1,457Insurance typically pays $1,178Sticker price $2,082 | Pricier than 74% of hospitals | $1,178 | $2,082 |
| Comanche County Medical Center TX · Price file October 12, 2026 | $1,494Insurance typically pays $973Sticker price $2,299 | Pricier than 76% of hospitals | $973 | $2,299 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center TX · Price file March 20, 2026 | $1,503Insurance typically pays $2,890Sticker price $5,008 | Pricier than 78% of hospitals | $2,890 | $5,008 |
| Methodist Southlake Medical Center TX · Price file March 20, 2026 | $1,503Insurance typically pays $2,890Sticker price $5,008 | Pricier than 78% of hospitals | $2,890 | $5,008 |
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center TX · Price file March 20, 2026 | $1,503Insurance typically pays $2,890Sticker price $5,008 | Pricier than 78% of hospitals | $2,890 | $5,008 |
| Methodist Midlothian Medical Center TX · Price file March 20, 2026 | $1,503Insurance typically pays $2,890Sticker price $5,008 | Pricier than 78% of hospitals | $2,890 | $5,008 |
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center TX · Price file March 20, 2026 | $1,503Insurance typically pays $2,890Sticker price $5,008 | Pricier than 78% of hospitals | $2,890 | $5,008 |
| Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital At Sherma TX · Price file April 1, 2026 | $1,595Insurance typically pays $2,252Sticker price $2,658 | Pricier than 88% of hospitals | $2,252 | $2,658 |
| Texoma Medical Center TX | $2,135Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $2,846 | Pricier than 90% of hospitals | — | $2,846 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Sunnyvale TX · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,243Insurance typically pays $2,252Sticker price $3,739 | Pricier than 92% of hospitals | $2,252 | $3,739 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital TX · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,427Insurance typically pays $860Sticker price $4,854 | Pricier than 94% of hospitals | $860 | $4,854 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital TX · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,427Insurance typically pays $1,027Sticker price $4,854 | Pricier than 94% of hospitals | $1,027 | $4,854 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital TX · Price file April 1, 2026 | $2,427Insurance typically pays $1,027Sticker price $4,854 | Pricier than 94% of hospitals | $1,027 | $4,854 |
| Hendrick Medical Center Abilene, TX · Price file October 1, 2026 | $2,572Insurance typically pays $2,160Sticker price $5,144 | Highest price of any hospital | $2,160 | $5,144 |
| Trustpoint Rehab Hospital Of Lubbock TX · Price file August 10, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,656 | — | — | $1,656 |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Hays TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Shoal Creek TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Smithville TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Southwest TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Williamson TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Uptown TX · Price file April 14, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $3,590Sticker price — | — | $3,590 | — |
| Ascension Seton Highland Lakes TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Northwest TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Ascension Seton Bastrop TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Baylor Medical Center At Frisco TX | —Insurance typically pays $2,051Sticker price — | — | $2,051 | — |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,the TX | —Insurance typically pays $948Sticker price — | — | $948 | — |
| Dell Children's Medical Center TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas TX | —Insurance typically pays $224Sticker price — | — | $224 | — |
| Green Oaks Hospital TX | —Insurance typically pays $702Sticker price — | — | $702 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,579Sticker price — | — | $1,579 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,660Sticker price — | — | $1,660 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Pearland TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Tomball TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| Hca Houston Healthcare West TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,579Sticker price — | — | $1,579 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc TX | —Insurance typically pays $2,524Sticker price — | — | $2,524 | — |
| Medical City Arlington TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,580Sticker price — | — | $1,580 | — |
| Medical City Dallas TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,820Sticker price — | — | $1,820 | — |
| Medical City Denton TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,644Sticker price — | — | $1,644 | — |
| Medical City Fort Worth TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,580Sticker price — | — | $1,580 | — |
| Medical City Hospital TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,906Sticker price — | — | $1,906 | — |
| Medical City Las Colinas TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,580Sticker price — | — | $1,580 | — |
| Medical City Lewisville TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,557Sticker price — | — | $1,557 | — |
| Medical City Mckinney TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,906Sticker price — | — | $1,906 | — |
| Medical City North Hills TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,644Sticker price — | — | $1,644 | — |
| Medical City Plano TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,906Sticker price — | — | $1,906 | — |
| Medical City Weatherford TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,775Sticker price — | — | $1,775 | — |
| Methodist Hospital | Atascosa TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,863Sticker price — | — | $1,863 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,702Sticker price — | — | $1,702 | — |
| North Austin Medical Center TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,816Sticker price — | — | $1,816 | — |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,430Sticker price — | — | $1,430 | — |
| Methodist Hospital TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,702Sticker price — | — | $1,702 | — |
| St David's Medical Center TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,816Sticker price — | — | $1,816 | — |
| Valley Regional Medical Center TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
| Womans Hospital Of Texas,the TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,542Sticker price — | — | $1,542 | — |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital TX | —Insurance typically pays $1,675Sticker price — | — | $1,675 | — |
Procedure code 32555. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.